Television broadcasting, like other forms of media in the country, is generally divided along linguistic lines with state and private media operators providing services in Sinhala, Tamil, and English languages.
[1] Businessmen Anil Wijewardena and Shan Wickremasinghe established the country's first TV station Independent Television Network which started broadcasting on 15 April 1979.
[2] The new station remained independent for less than two months as the government took control of it on 5 June 1979 following a dispute with President J. R.
[2] The Act required the SLRC to maintain taste and decency and not to incite crime and disorder or cause religious or public offence.
The national telecommunications provider Sri Lanka Telecom also launched an IPTV service in 2008.